{"id":42565,"date":"2014-06-13T10:18:56","date_gmt":"2014-06-13T16:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/06\/13\/because-why-do-students-need-help-with-loans.html"},"modified":"2014-06-13T15:17:01","modified_gmt":"2014-06-13T21:17:01","slug":"because-why-do-students-need-help-with-loans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/06\/13\/because-why-do-students-need-help-with-loans.html","title":{"rendered":"Because why do students need help with loans?"},"content":{"rendered":"
I mean, if they're from really rich families, that is.<\/p>\n

Refinancing a loan is one of those no-brainers that every financial analyst (even the ones on Fox) will tell you to do if the numbers are right. Unfortunately, for federally secured student loans, students can't refi unless the laws get changed.<\/p>\n

And since such refinancing would actually cost the US Treasury (the US Government would be paid back less), supporters of the loan reform bill had to find out a way fund it — because, you know, the GOP insists on balancing all spending increases from somewhere else, but conveniently ignores funding tax cuts because they claim they help the economy; it seems to me that cutting someone's loan rate would serve the same as a tax cut, but, hey, it's the GOP.<\/p>\n

And, of course, they rejected it anyway, because it was the Buffett Rule to require a minimum income tax rate for the super-wealthy. Who, after all, need that money to pay for their kids' student loans.<\/p>\n

Reshared post from +Les Jenkins<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Just remember when it comes time to vote: Republicans care more about rich people than they do the average American trying to go to college without taking on crushing debt in the process.\ufeff<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Senate GOP Kills Student Loan Reform<\/a>
\n Earlier this week, President Obama took a series of steps to ease the burden of student debt.\u00a0 But the most important step, allowing students to refinance their debts, requires Congressional action…\n <\/p>\n

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I mean, if they're from really rich families, that is. Refinancing a loan is one of those no-brainers that every financial analyst (even the ones on Fox) will tell you to do if the numbers are right. Unfortunately, for federally secured student loans, students can't refi unless the laws get changed. 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